Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese could shortly use their currency in Ethiopia and the Ethiopians could do the same with theirs in Sudan, a senior Sudanese financial official has announced. According to the Governor of the Sudanese Central Bank, Sudan was … Read More
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has won his country’s presidential elections for the fifth time with 5.6 million votes (60.75%), compared to the 3.5 million votes secured by his detained challenger Kizza Besigye, in an election marred … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – African governments and mining companies have launched Africa Mining Vision (AMV) Compact, the African Mineral Development Centre disclosed Monday. The compact was launched during the Mining Indaba held in South Africa. Frank Dixon … Read More
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – A ceremony paying tribute to the 32 people killed during the terrorist attacks of January 15, 2016 in Burkina Faso brought together thousands of people in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Photo: News Ouaga … Read More
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Egypt is actively preparing to host an international conference for Libya’s rebuilding after the formation of a national coalition government, which is waiting for the approval by the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), the Egyptian deputy … Read More
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Three United Nations human rights experts called on Friday on the Government of Nigeria to assist in the rehabilitation and reintegration of women and children who escaped or were liberated from Boko Haram captivity. “As the … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s telecom market will reach US$1.3 billion in revenue this year, according to a new study released by Pyramid Research, indicating that mobile voice services will continue to be the major revenue contributor generating … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli swore in on Saturday his cabinet of 15 ministers and 15 deputy ministers at a ceremony held at the State House in Dar es Salaam. The president announced the … Read More
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkina Faso acting government welcomed the charges against General Gilbert Diendéré for complicity in the assassination of president Thomas Sankara in a coup in October 1987. The government said that justice responded to a … Read More
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Facebook, an online social networking service, is launching the Internet.org Innovation Challenge in Africa with the aim of recognising developers and entrepreneurs who are using the internet to improve the standard of education and economic … Read More
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government signed last Thursday a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Chinese firm Huawei that provides for 2,000 ICT trainee jobs to young Nigerians next year. The MOU was signed at the office of the … Read More
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The candidate of the Movement of the People for Progress (MPP), Roch Marc Christian Kabore, is leading polls with 54.42%, to 29.49% for his main challenger, Zephirin Diabre, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission … Read More
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Scores of students suffered injuries after a stampede at the Strathmore Business School in Nairobi, ensued during a mock terrorism drill at campus. The University was conducting a security drill to test the operational readiness of … Read More
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Chinese Foreign Affairs minister Wang Yi said last week that his country would continue strengthening its cooperation with Africa and work closely with African countries in the fight against terrorism and extremism. Speaking to diplomats and journalists … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Check Point Software Technologies has released the October 2015 statistics for its Threat Cloud World Cyber Threat Map, which found that Tanzania was the most attacked country in the world that month in cyber-crime. … Read More
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana Police Service (BPS) has warned the public against hoax promises now rampant on social media. Christopher Mbulawa, BPS spokesperson, said on Monday that the criminals lure their potential victims by promising large amounts of money. … Read More
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Former Namibia president Hifikepunye Pohamba accepted on Friday the 2014 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership at a special ceremony in the Ghanaian capital, Accra. The Ibrahim Prize, an annual US$5 million award paid over … Read More
Honeydew, South Africa (PANA) – Nigerian job placement technology entrepreneur, Chris Kwekowe, has won the Anzisha 2015 African youth entrepreneurship prize. Kwekowe, 22, took away the US$25,000 grand prize for youth entrepreneurs. Fabrice Alomo, 22, from Cameroon, was 1st runner-up while … Read More
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The African Union (AU) is preparing an implementation plan for Agenda 2063, a long-term vision to ensure faster economic growth and industrialization. An expert meeting bringing together senior officials from regional economic blocs ended in Nairobi, with … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Wildlife and environmental issues will be on the official agenda when Chinese and African heads of state come together from 4-5 December 2015 for the Sixth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit in Johannesburg, South … Read More
